Broadcast Engineer

Salary: $2141.31/week, $428.26/day, $61.18/hour per CBA.

The Metropolitan Opera’s Media Department produces approximately 70 live broadcasts each season between September and June for the Saturday Matinee Radio series, SiriuxXM Met Opera radio channel, and Live in HD series.  The Broadcast Engineer will be part of a team of audio engineers responsible for all technical aspects of the Met’s broadcasts. 

The Metropolitan Opera seeks an experienced audio engineer or qualified candidate with music literacy and experience in a performing arts environment.  This is a position represented by Local One, IATSE.

Primary Responsibilities

• Live broadcast board operation:

• Live mixing on large frame consoles and with multiple microphones and talking heads including host, commentators, and guests

• Triggering live playback of prerecorded features

• Broadcast recording and monitoring (multi-track)

• Broadcast archiving and asset management

• Recording, editing, mixing, and music underscoring of radio features, interviews, promos, and trailers including VO, performance excerpts (current and archival) and music beds

• Management of live broadcast transmission to worldwide terrestrial radio network and internet streaming partners including responsibility for end-to-end connections and quality assurance throughout broadcasts

• Working on additional Media activities and events as assigned.

• Contributing to the design and implementation of on-going upgrades to the broadcast facilities.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in live broadcast and production work
• Ability to identify and locate selections from a musical score
• Experience with digital playback systems
• Large frame consoles including Digico, Studer, and Yamaha
• Advanced Pro Tools fluency required and basic operation of Izotope RX
• Selection/installation/operation of audio recording, editing, and broadcast systems
• Knowledge of and compliance to broadcast standards
• Experience with broadcast IP codecs
• Experience with intercommunications systems – RTS, Clearcom, or Riedel
• IP networking knowledge for broadcast infrastructure
• Electronic basics like wiring, soldering, power supplies, analog and digital audio, video signals, fiber, and associated diagnostic and repair techniques
• Experience with asset management systems – Soundminer, Enco, Amazon Glacier

Physical Demands

• Excellent communication skills
• Must work well in a team environment
• Ability to work on tight deadlines and under pressure
• Excellent judgement and adaptability in a live situation
• Ability to work nights and weekends as broadcast and event schedule requires
• Initiative to work independently and proactively
• Must be meticulous, accurate, and detail-oriented
• Respect for institution
• Respect for confidentiality and discretion

The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.